Pooling Matters Fall 2015

This edition highlights the risk management efforts of Stafford County Schools, as well as VMLIP’s 35th anniversary, the new Page Middle School, Bedford Regional Water Authority, and more. Read it below.

Pooling Matters: 2015 Fall Issue

Most days during the first three months of a school year, you can find Annette Hall, safety and workers’ compensation loss control manager with Stafford County Schools, inspecting one of the district’s 34 schools or facilities. Since the 2011 – …

The 2014 – 2015VMLIP Annual Report is now online! This year’s report provides a decade-by-decade history of the pool and celebrates 35 years of continued partnership, performance and service. You will also read the history of how today’s coverages, resources …

On Saturday, April 16, 2011, at 7:05 p.m., an F3 tornado touched down in Gloucester County, leveling much of Page Middle School and destroying many of the school system’s buses parked nearby. While the building was a total loss, the …

Two VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) members were awarded recognition for facility performance at the 2015 WaterJAM conference held Sept. 14 – 17 in Virginia Beach. WaterJAM is the annual conference and meeting for both the Virginia Section of the American …

Presentations from the VMLIP 2015 Fall Workshops are now available online. Members may log in to this page to access the presentations. This year’s topics included: Workplace Issues Regarding LGBT Workers; When Light Duty Becomes a Hardship – Terminating WC …

The Bedford Regional Water Authority (BRWA), a VMLIP member, held a groundbreaking ceremony last month for the new Smith Mountain Lake Water Treatment Facility. The facility will be the first jointly owned and operated water treatment facility in Virginia, developed …

Did you know October observes include not only School Bus Safety Week, but also: National Cyber Security Awareness Month; The Great ShakeOut; National Fire Prevention Week; National Eye Injury Month; National Crime Prevention Month; and National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has posted a fully updated version of its guide to all agency training requirements to help employers, safety and health professionals, training directors, and others comply with the law and keep workers safe. …

A new overhauled VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) Online University has just launched!! The new campus has a wide variety of new features designed to help students as well as updated administrative functions to help supervisors track training progress. An overview …

A new “Helpful Links” section has been added to the “My HR Resource” page of the website. Members with public official’s liability coverage can access the page, which provides links to a variety of articles, booklets and white papers on …